Zone Project Engineer

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Airgas is hiring for a Zone Project Engineer in Independence, OH!

We are looking for you!

• Work Schedule
  - Monday 8am
  - Friday 5pm
• Referral Bonus
• Comprehensive Family Benefits:
  Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents:
  We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

Join our dynamic team at Airgas as a Zone Project Engineer as you will supervise the operations of the unit by organizing the activity/workflow of the plant and making the interface with other teams (Industrial / Maintenance, SIO Center, Business Developer....)

• Supports and complies with all safety, health, and environmental procedures directed by local and corporate personnel and safety departments.
• Supports and complies with all process safety management and risk management plant practices.
• Supports operation permit reporting and monitoring requirements, in compliance with federal, state and local rules and regulations.
• Supports all personnel policies directed by local and corporate personnel.
• Define, design, specify, steward costs, and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique plant requirement to improve safety, reliability, or efficiency.
• Designs plant processes consisting of instruments, controls, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems, utilizing and applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Guides, coordinates, and facilitates collaborative alignment for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility.
• Develops economic cost justification for capital improvements.

• Recommends changes in process to effect the greatest economy in production methods and material cost.
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications to resolve malfunctions and support smooth operations.
• Sets up and conducts tests of complete units under operational conditions and analyzes test results in relation to design specifications; refines or adjusts equipment to align with safety and quality standards.
• Partners to plan the utilization of production facilities to improve efficiency of operations.

• Provides technical support for plant production and maintenance as required. Provides on-call assistance to plant personnel.
• Supports plant DCS (Distributed Control System) system.

• 3+ years of operational or engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)

• Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to gain technical knowledge in operation and maintenance of Air Separation, CO₂, VSA and Onsite N2/O2 Plants.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel.
• Ability to perform under stress and time constraints.
• Comfortable in both Corporate and Field environments.
• Problem solving ability necessary to define, design, specify, control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique customer or field production requirement.
• Demonstrates personal integrity and transparency.
• Demonstrates ability to make sound judgment, timely decisions, manage multiple tasks and prioritize/delegate work effectively.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively communicate with project stakeholders; fluent in English – both written and spoken.
• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.